Long Travel BS Thread

I hate that wire. I've tried a few times as a backup and that wire is dirty as fuck. I didn't realize I've gone through my other two back up schools of wire. Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

 

im doing that with my 2.5s and stock tacoma axle it fucking blows!

 

doing what?

 

put my shocks on the outside of the frame with a stock axle even with spacers my side to side articulation bashes my 2.5 smooth bodies

 

what size spacers?

 

should have stuck to 2.0s for that.

 

Here's another guy that did that w/o spacers, but backspacing basically got the same results

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wills-2000-reg-cab.366038/page-6

Giant emailed me a pic. Looks like the springs come out 4 3/4" away from the frame - the u bolt clamp is probably another 1 1/2".

 

Will still rubs though pretty bad. Plus he isn't running very big tires

You'll barely clear the leaf springs it looks like and no way in hell you'll clear outboard shocks with a 2nd gen axle..

 

I can take a picture of mine in a couple hours. i rub like no tomorrow on my shocks.

 

your bypasses aren't custom though right? Like you didn't get the tubes clocked so they wouldn't stick out towards the tire.

 

Want more measurements on those? I have them sitting around waiting to be installed.

 

yea standard tube layout, ill get them clocked to the front/ coilside and normal resi on the back for when i link it. that would help a ton, then i can do 3.0s and be in the exact same thing i started with haha. instead of running spacers like i planned i might just get a fabbed housing. i talked with diamond yesterday and probably do a 72" wms axle. havent heard back from ruffstuff yet

 

10-4 I'll keep taking measurements and I can always run the springs under the frame if I have to. If the tundra axle mounts the springs / ubolt brackets within 7/8" of the backing plate then it won't work, otherwise 1" wheel spacers would make the limiting factor of the wheels / tires a non-issue.

@SanClemTaco I'd appreciate it a lot! I'm not going to be buying anything until early fall so keep me updated and I'll pm you about the measurements.

 

1.5" but i have a t100 axle im pputting on as soon as i get new rear leafs and a locker for it

 

Shitty cell pics but here's my rub on 2.5 with a tundra axle. Probably could get more if I sucked the shock in more. Not full tuck either

 

Yeah looks like if you had clocked the bypasses it would be okay. Not terrible anyways, that and brought the shock in just a touch.

 

Same issue. Planning on redoing my bedcage/lower mounts and possibly notching the frame to stop wheel rub. Tim @ DMZ said you can get the shocks 1/2" away from the frame and they won't hit the frame

 

Why not just mount it on inside of the frame so you don't have to worry about running?

 

Sometimes I feel like I'm stuck in the groundhogs day of tw....same questions every other week lol

 

I vote mount one 3.5 bypass with brick house valving the the center of the diff.